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Three candidates are running for Skagit County Commission District 3“Voters in Skagit County’s District 3 will have three distinct choices for commissioner this primary election: a Democrat appointed by the party earlier this year, a Republican state senator and an independent who rejects any party affiliation.”
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State Senator Keith Wagoner is running for Skagit County Commission District 3“Sen. Keith Wagoner and Connie Krier, a safety professional best known for her work with Stewards of Skagit fighting against a proposed battery energy storage system near Sedro-Woolley and Mount Vernon.”
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Independent Connie Krier is running for Skagit County Commission District 3“Connie Krier, a safety professional best known for her work with Stewards of Skagit fighting against a proposed battery energy storage system near Sedro-Woolley and Mount Vernon.”
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Connie Krier opposes a proposed battery energy storage system near Sedro-Woolley“Connie Krier, a safety professional best known for her work with Stewards of Skagit fighting against a proposed battery energy storage system near Sedro-Woolley and Mount Vernon.”
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Democrat Joe Burns is running for Skagit County Commission District 3“Joe Burns, tapped to fill the seat after longtime commissioner Lisa Janicki retired in 2025, will face opponents Sen. Keith Wagoner and Connie Krier, a safety professional best known for her work with Stewards of Skagit fighting against a proposed battery energy storage system near Sedro-Woolley and Mount Vernon.”
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Democrat Joe Burns was appointed after Lisa Janicki's 2025 retirement“Joe Burns, tapped to fill the seat after longtime commissioner Lisa Janicki retired in 2025,”
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Democrat Joe Burns focuses on fiscal responsibility“Burns, 41, said his main priorities, if elected, are fiscal responsibility, preserving farmland and boosting salmon populations in Skagit County.”
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Democrat Joe Burns focuses on farmland preservation“Burns, 41, said his main priorities, if elected, are fiscal responsibility, preserving farmland and boosting salmon populations in Skagit County.”
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Democrat Joe Burns focuses on salmon population recoveryNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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Skagit County has a county deficit caused by high inflation“Skagit is facing a significant deficit caused by “extremely high inflation,” Burns said, and all the easy steps to reduce costs have already been taken.”
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Burns said Skagit County has exhausted easy cost-cutting measures“All the easy steps to reduce costs have already been taken.”
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Burns said Skagit County requires a deeper review of county operations“What’s needed now is a deep look at how the county is functioning to look at places it can pick up some savings.”
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Burns said Skagit County needs to identify savings while maintaining community investments“Burns, 41, said his main priorities, if elected, are fiscal responsibility, preserving farmland and boosting salmon populations in Skagit County. Skagit is facing a significant deficit caused by “extremely high inflation,” Burns said, and all the easy steps to reduce costs have already been taken. What’s needed now is a deep look at how the county is functioning to look at places it can pick up some savings. But he wants to make sure they continue investing in initiatives that help the community, such as North Star, a cross-go”
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Burns mentioned the North Star initiative as a community investmentNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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The primary election will determine who advances to the general electionNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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Skagit County has 12 cleanup sitesNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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The Bellingham Bay Action Team formed 30 years ago“Thirty years since the Bellingham Bay Action Team’s (BBAT) formation, two of the sites have been cleaned and the rest are in the midst of being cleaned or scheduled for remediation, bar one site.”
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Two of Skagit County's 12 cleanup sites have been completedNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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The rest of Skagit County's cleanup sites are progressing toward completion within a decadeNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.